Hem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hem"

English

Etymology

From Khmer [Term?].

Proper noun

Hem (plural Hems)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hem is the 24499th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1021 individuals. Hem is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.08%) and White (17.43%) individuals.

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

  • (Noord-Holland) First attested as hem around 1312. Derived from Middle Dutch hamme (“alluvial land in the bend of a watercourse”).
  • (Friesland) First attested as De Hem in 1511. Borrowed from West Frisian De Him, derived from him (“inland polder with natural drainage”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦɛm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Hem
  • Rhymes: -ɛm
  • Homophone: hem

Proper noun

Hem n

  1. a village in Drechterland, North Holland, Netherlands
  2. a hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hem”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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